A house divided: How Saudi Crown Prince purged royal family rivals
BEIRUT/RIYADH (Reuters) – The first hint that something was amiss came in a letter.
Hackers play 30 minutes of Islamic State propaganda on Swedish radio
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Some listeners to commercial radio station Mix Megapol in Sweden heard 30 minutes of an Islamic State propaganda song on Friday after hackers took over the station’s frequency, the station’s owners said.
Militant threat hangs over Islamic State’s former Libyan stronghold
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – Nearly a year after Islamic State was driven from its Libyan stronghold Sirte, residents surveying their wrecked homes feel neglected and vulnerable, still afraid of the militant threat that has waned but not vanished.
Japan’s biggest warship to drill with U.S. carriers near Korean peninsula
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Friday it would send one of its two big helicopter carriers, the largest warship in its fleet, along with two escorts to join three U.S. aircraft carriers for exercises in waters close to the Korean peninsula.
Iran provided capability for missile attacks from Yemen: U.S. Air Force
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has provided the capability for ballistic missile attacks launched from Yemen, a senior U.S. Air Force official said on Friday.
Kosovo says ‘false’ arrest warrant for PM undermines dialogue with Serbia
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo accused Serbia of undermining a European Union-sponsored dialogue between the two countries by refusing to withdraw an international arrest warrant for Kosovo’s prime minister.
EU and Iran defend nuclear deal, under fire from Trump
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (Reuters) – Senior officials from the European Union and Iran spoke up on Friday in defense of the agreement limiting Tehran’s nuclear program, as the pact comes under heavy pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.
U.S.’s Tillerson concerned over Saudi purge, monitoring Hariri situation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s recent political purge raises concerns and remains unclear but does not appear to amount to mass arrests, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters on Friday.
Hezbollah media unit: Islamic State leader reported in Syrian town
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Hezbollah-run media unit said on Friday Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reported to have been in the Syrian town of Albu Kamal during the Syrian army and its allies’ operation to clear it.
Lebanon’s Aoun tells Saudi envoy Hariri must return
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Michel Aoun told Saudi Arabia’s envoy on Friday that Saad al-Hariri must return to Lebanon and the circumstances surrounding his resignation as prime minister while in Saudi Arabia were unacceptable, presidential sources sa…
